Day 4 : Powerpuff Girls

My day started with a hot bowl of arroz caldo from the school canteen. Then, Ramona told me that Ma'am asked us to prepare a quiz for Faith as a review for their exams.

I suggested that we facilitate an activity instead of a written quiz. Ramona agreed and we started working. Here's what we came up with:

Girls VS Boys: The class was divided into groups according to their gender and we gave scores for the team who won in each round. There were five rounds.

Round I: The Who? (Merchant of Venice) The description of each character was read and the representatives of each group chose the piece of paper wherein the correct answer was written and posted it on the board.

1. A wealthy and respected merchant of Venice, Italy Answer: Antonio
2. A beautiful and intelligent heiress Answer: Portia
3. A man who owes Antonio a substantial amount of money Answer: Bassanio
4. A rich Jewish moneylender Answer: Shylock
5. A friend of Antonio who asked Shylock if he is serious about demanding for Antonio's flesh Answer: Salarino

Dr. Heidegger's Experiment: The representative of each team was asked to choose the most suitable meaning of the given words:
1. venerable Answer: deserving of respect
2. melancholic Answer: depressed
3. frantic Answer: wildly excited
4. suffusion Answer: spread of color
5. delusion Answer: false belief

The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls: The representative of each team was asked to choose the correct answer. (Choices were given).
1. Who wrote the poem The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls? Answer: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
2. In the line "The little waves, with their soft white hands", who owns the soft white hands? Answer: The sea
3. What does twilight mean? Answer: light from the sky at dusk or dawn
4. What happened in the last stanza of the poem? Answer: The traveler did not return to the shore.
5. The tide rises, the tide ___. Answer: falls

Battle of Mactan: The representative of each team was asked to choose the trait that best describes the action shown in the sentences.
1. Magellan had to show Lapu-lapu the superiority of Spanish arms. Answer: proud
2. Lapu-lapu, with his troops, confronted Magellan's men who were ordered to fire from the boats. Answer: brave
3. Magellan ordered that some of the houses be put to the torch. Answer: cruel
4. A few men stayed to aid their wounded leader. Answer: helpful
5. Magellan ordered the retreat of his men. Answer: coward

Modals: The representative of each team was asked to supply the most suitable modal for each incomplete sentence:
1. ___ I borrow your umbrella? Answer: May
2. She ___ left earlier. Answer: could have
3. They ___ submit their projects on time. Answer: must
4. He ___ changed his mind. Answer: may have
5. He ___ find a job. Answer: should

The Powerpuff Girld was declared the winner but both teams got some treats! :-)

This is what happened at lunch time:

Pahabaan ng hair?

Aba, Cindy...

Ayaw daw magpapicture...

First time ni Jex. Parang nangyari na to Jex, minus the foundation.

Then, we had a meeting in the Humility class. It was my first time to meet them and I liked them instantly. We picked names for the kris kringle. And I got... secret. Walang clue. :-P All I can tell is that his wishlist had three items in it: t-shirt, cap and house and lot.

III-Humility